Freund wins gold at Canadian Swimming Championships

Penn State sophomore Kaelan Freund won gold in the 50-meter breaststroke Saturday night in the 2017 Canadian Swimming Championships.

Freund snared his first national championship medal with a time of 27.94 seconds. He also earned a seventh-place finish in the 200 breaststroke.

Penn State teammate Liam Veregin placed 10th in the 100 backstroke and 16th in the 200 backstroke.

This story was originally published August 6, 2017 at 7:15 PM with the headline "Freund wins gold at Canadian Swimming Championships."